Our Statement of Commitment
Marsden Families Program (MFP) is committed to providing specialist therapeutic intervention and intensive support services to children and young people and their families, and assist them to develop skills, confidence and connections needed to be resilient and capable of actively shaping their own future.
Our organisation is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people and their families and the protection of children from harm. We commit to this with Safe Practices policies and procedures embedded throughout the operational practice and service delivery of Marsden Families Program. We endeavour to provide a safe and supportive service environment for children and young people by developing and delivering holistic, high quality programs and activities, incorporate supervised physical activity, relaxation and nature based activities into our programs, and partner well to extend the reach and effectiveness of our programs and activities.
The following values guide the decisions and actions of MFP and reflect the culture that we are committed to promoting within our organisation:
Respect
- For children, their safety and well-being,
- For human dignity,
- For human rights,
- For diversity in culture, ethnicity, age and lifestyle choices,
- For the power of place.
Collaboration
- Inviting the community in,
- Having conversations that matter,
- Generating fresh, creative responses to challenging issues,
- Providing opportunities for reciprocity.
Person-centered practice
- Having children, young people and families at the center of everything we do,
- Supporting children and young people to be safe and free from harm,
- Supporting people to be resilient and self-determining,
- Supporting people to imagine and shape their own future.
Sustainability
- Making strategic and business decisions that reflect a commitment to future generations,
- Making day-to-day decisions that do not compromise continuity or innovation in service responses possible in the future,
- Making decisions that reflect a commitment to environmental sustainability, including those that relate to procurement and work practice.
Reconciliation
- Marsden Families Program acknowledges the traditional owners of country and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to elders past and present.
- Developing an organisational framework for bringing the vision of reconciliation to life.
Our funding
Our specialised counselling and family support programs are funded through the Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs so a referral from a child safety officer is required.
We also draw on the resources of the Frederick Marsden Youth Center, philanthropic and grant funding, and the goodwill of volunteers and local agencies such as the Qld Police Service and schools. There may be a small fee to cover food and materials.
Some of our programs and services are also available on a fee for service basis so please give us a call on 07 3285 0900 if you would like to explore your options.